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2. The method according to claim 1, comprising performing both b) and e).
3. The method according to claim 1, comprising performing a), and wherein said determining of a) further comprises determining that a rate of the object detection algorithm becoming uncertain whether there is any object to be masked has exceeded a fifth threshold.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said determining of any of a)-e) comprises using a heatmap.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein, in a)-e), a total number of said one or more input images previous to the particular output image is lower than the total number of input images of the input image stream preceding the particular output image in time.
6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method is performed in a monitoring camera configured to capture the input image stream.
8. The device according to claim 7, wherein the instructions are further configured to cause the device to perform both b) and e).
9. A device according to claim 7, wherein the device is a monitoring camera configured to capture the input image stream.
10. The device according to claim 7, wherein the instructions are further configured to cause the device to perform a), and wherein said determining of a) further comprises determining that a rate of the object detection algorithm becoming uncertain whether there is any object to be masked has exceeded a fifth threshold.
11. The device according to claim 7, wherein the instructions are further configured to cause said determining of any of a)-e) to use a heatmap.
12. The device according to claim 7, wherein the instructions are further configured to cause the device to perform, in a)-e), wherein a total number of said one or more input images previous to the particular output image is lower than the total number of input images of the input image stream preceding the particular output image in time.
13. The device according to claim 7, wherein the instructions are further configured to cause the device to perform the method in a monitoring camera configured to capture the input image stream.
15. A computer program product according to claim 14, further configured to cause the device to perform a method comprising performing both b) and e).
16. A computer program product, including a computer readable storage medium storing a computer program according to claim 14.
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October 15, 2024
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